Vanity case



April 28, 1931. R. w. WILSON ET AL 1,802,858 u VANITY CASE Filed May 14, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l p 8, 1931- R. w. WILSON ET AL 1,802,858

VANITY CASE Filed May 14, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 28, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RALPH W. WILSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AND WINFRED 'I. PARKIN, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNORS TO THEODORE W. FOSTER 8o BRO. (70., OF PROVIDENCE,

RHODE ISLAND VANITY CASE Application filed May 14, 1930. Serial No. 452,246.

This invention relates to improvements in vanity cases and the primary object thereof is to provide a vanity case which is equipped with a lipstick carrier that can be used without opening of the case, and further aims to provide a lipstick carrier which is of novel construction and which is secured to the case in such manner so that the lipstick is held within the carrier by means which latches the carrier to the case so that upon release of latching means the lipstick can be removed from the carrier.

A still further object of the invention is to provide the top of the case with a mirror that has novel means for hingedly connecting same to the top and to further provide novel latching means for latching the top in position.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invention;

Figure 2 is a side edge elevation;

Figure 3 is a plan view showing the parts in fully opened position and the lipstick housing swung to its outward position;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view of the bottom portion of the cover showing the latching means;

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig-- ure 4,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of the top portion of the cover; and

Figure 7 is a section on line 77 of Figure 3,

Figure 8 is a detail view of the lip stick carrier.

In proceeding in accordance with the present invention the body 1 of the case has a top or cover 2 hinged thereto at 3, the top 1n turn having a mirror 4 hinged thereto, the latter hinged construction to be later de scribed in detail. The body 1 is of generally box-like formation and has an insert 5 formed with a circular opening 6 to provide a powder pufi compartment 7 in conjunction with the bottom of the body 1. The insert 5 has a front end terminating in spaced relation to the front end of the body 1 to form a compartment 8 for a lipstick housing 9, the hous- 50 ing 9 having one end hinged at 10 to the body 1 so as to be capable of being swung into and out of the compartment 8. A lipstick carrying sleeve 9 has its outer end provided with a pin 11 which projects outwardly therefrom and is formed to snap into engagement with a spring latch 12 having an openin 13 to receive the pin, the latch being suitatfiy hinged at 14 to the body 1. The insert 5 is preferably held in position by means of indentations 15 that are struck inwardly from the walls of the body 1. The top 2 is likewise provided with an insert 16 that is formed with a central opening 17 to receive a cake of rouge (not shown). The insert 16 is likewise held in the top by means of indentations 18.

For the purpose of latching the cover in position the insert 5 is formed with a keeper 19 in the form of a slot into which is adapted to be snapped a latch 20 carried at the center of a spring bar or strip 21, the latter having its ends turned outwardly at 22 and provided with pins 23, which latter project outwardly through openings provided therefor in the sides of top 2.

For the purpose of hingedly connecting the mirror 4 to the top 2 the latter is provided with a pair of arms 24 which are rigidly connected to the mirror frame in any suitable manner and have their free ends bent to form knuckles 25 which are formed to receive intles 26 that are secured to the insert 16. ferring to Figure 6 it will be seen that the insert 16 is provided with a pair of spaced depressed parts 27, in which the knuckles 25 are freely movable, the depressed parts having end walls 28 to which the pintles 26 are rigidly secured.

The sleeve carrier 9' of the lipstick telescopes Within the housing 9 and from Figure 1 it will be apparent that when the parts are in their telescopic relation and the latch 12 is in operative position, the sleeve 9' will not only be held against movement out of the housing 9, but in addition the parts 9 and 9 will be held against movement relative to each other or to the case. It will be further seen with reference to Figures 1 and 2 that upon disengaging the latch the lipstick car- Tying an te be swu g to the dotted e position of Figure 3 and the sleeve 9' then removed as shown in Figure 8.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a vanity case, a body having a. hinged cover and having a lipstick compartment projecting outwardly beyond the free end of the cover in closed position of. the latter, a lipstick housing receivable in said compartment and hinged at one end to the body, a lipstick carrier telescoped in the housing and having a pin disposed oppositely to the hinged end of the carrier in telescoped position of the latter, and a latch hinged to the body and formed to be sprung into and out of engagement with the pin.

2. In a vanity case, a body having a hinged cover and having a lipstick housing compartment projecting outwardly beyond the free end of the cover in closed position of the latter, a lipstick housing receivable in said compartment and hinged at one end to the housmg, a lipstick carrier telescoped in the housing and means to latch the housing and therewith the carrier in the compartment.

3. In a vanity case, a body having a hinged cover and having a fixed lipstick housing compartment projecting outwardly beyond the free end of the cover in closed position of the latter, a lipstick carrying means receivable in the compartment, means to movably connect the lipstick carrying means to the compartment for movement into and out of the compartment, and means to latch the lipstick carrying means in the compartment.

4. In a vanity case, a body having a cover, a lipstick carrying means, means to hingedly lipstick housing, a lipstick carrier in the housing, means to hingedly connect one end of the carrier to the housing, a lipstick carrying sleeve telescopically received in the carrier, and complementary means to simultaneously latch the lipstick sleeve to the carrier and the latter to the housing one of which complementary means is carried by the outer end of the sleeve and the other by the housing.

8. In a vanity case, a bodyhaving a fixed lipstick housing, a lipstick carrier in the housing, means to ingedly connect one end of the carrier to the housing, a lipstick carrying sleeve telescopically received in the carrier, and means to simultaneously latch .the sleeve to the carrier and the latter to the housing.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification.

RALPH W. WILSON. WINFRED T. PARKIN.

connect one end of the lipstick carrying means to the body for swinging movements away therefrom and while the cover remains in closed position, and means at the opposite end of the lipstick carrying means to latch the same to the body against swinging movements.

5. In a vanity case, a body having a hinged cover and having a lipstick housing projecting outwardly beyond the free end of the cover in closed position of the latter, said housing having a permanently open top, a lipstick carrier in the housing, means to pivotally connect one end of the carrier to the housing for movement upwardl the open top of the housing, an means to to and Within the housing.

through 6. In a vanity case, a body having a cover and having a fixed lipstick housing projecting outwardly from a wall of the cover, which housing has a permanently open side, a lipstick carrier, means to mount the carrier for swinging movements into and out of said open side of the housing, and means to latch the carrier in the housin 7. In a vanity case, aImdy having a fixed 

